Particle acceleration by magnetic reconnection in geospace

M Oka, J Birn, J Egedal, F Guo, RE Ergun… - Space Science …, 2023 - Springer
Particles are accelerated to very high, non-thermal energies during explosive energy-
release phenomena in space, solar, and astrophysical plasma environments. While it has …

Modelling quasi-periodic pulsations in solar and stellar flares

JA McLaughlin, VM Nakariakov, M Dominique… - Space Science …, 2018 - Springer
Solar flare emission is detected in all EM bands and variations in flux density of solar
energetic particles. Often the EM radiation generated in solar and stellar flares shows a …

Formation of power-law electron energy spectra in three-dimensional low-β magnetic reconnection

X Li, F Guo, H Li, A Stanier, P Kilian - The Astrophysical Journal, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
While observations have suggested that power-law electron energy spectra are a common
outcome of strong energy release during magnetic reconnection, eg, in solar flares, kinetic …

Efficient nonthermal ion and electron acceleration enabled by the flux-rope kink instability in 3D nonrelativistic magnetic reconnection

Q Zhang, F Guo, W Daughton, H Li, X Li - Physical Review Letters, 2021 - APS
The relaxation of field-line tension during magnetic reconnection gives rise to a universal
Fermi acceleration process involving the curvature drift of particles. However, the efficiency …

Particle acceleration during magnetic reconnection in a low-beta plasma

X Li, F Guo, H Li, G Li - The Astrophysical Journal, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
Magnetic reconnection is a primary mechanism for particle energization in space and
astrophysical plasmas. By carrying out two-dimensional (2D) fully kinetic simulations, we …

Solar science with the Atacama Large Millimeter/Submillimeter Array—a new view of our Sun

S Wedemeyer, T Bastian, R Brajša, H Hudson… - Space Science …, 2016 - Springer
Abstract The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) is a new powerful tool for
observing the Sun at high spatial, temporal, and spectral resolution. These capabilities can …

Electron power-law spectra in solar and space plasmas

M Oka, J Birn, M Battaglia, CC Chaston, SM Hatch… - Space Science …, 2018 - Springer
Particles are accelerated to very high, non-thermal energies in solar and space plasma
environments. While energy spectra of accelerated electrons often exhibit a power law, it …

Above-the-loop-top oscillation and quasi-periodic coronal wave generation in solar flares

S Takasao, K Shibata - The Astrophysical Journal, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
Observations revealed that various kinds of oscillations are excited in solar flare regions.
Quasi-periodic pulsations (QPPs) in flare emissions are commonly observed in a wide range …

The acceleration of charged particles and formation of power-law energy spectra in nonrelativistic magnetic reconnection

X Li, F Guo, YH Liu - Physics of Plasmas, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
Magnetic reconnection is a primary driver of particle acceleration processes in space and
astrophysical plasmas. Understanding how particles are accelerated and the resulting …

Particle acceleration by a solar flare termination shock

B Chen, TS Bastian, C Shen, DE Gary, S Krucker… - Science, 2015 - science.org
Solar flares—the most powerful explosions in the solar system—are also efficient particle
accelerators, capable of energizing a large number of charged particles to relativistic …